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IMPORTANT: Using the ENGINE START feature WITHOUT a battery
installed in the vehicle could cause damage to the vehicle's electrical
system.
If the engine does turn over, but never starts, there is not a problem with
the starting system; there is a problem somewhere else with the vehicle.
STOP cranking the engine until the other problem has been diagnosed
and corrected.
13.
CALCULATING ChARGE TIME
13.1
The Chart Method
Use the following table to more accurately determine the time it will take to
bring a battery to full charge. First, identify where your battery fits into the
chart.
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Small batteries – motorcycle, garden tractors, etc. – are usually rated in
Ampere Hours (AH). For example: 6, 12, 32 AH etc.
•
Batteries in cars and smaller trucks are usually rated in Reserve Capacity
(RC), Cold-Cranking Amps (CCA), or both.
•
Marine or deep-cycle batteries are usually rated in Reserve Capacity
(RC).
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NR means that the charger setting is NOT RECOMMENDED.
Find your batteries rating on the chart below and note the charge time
given for each charger setting. The times given are for batteries with a
50-percent charge prior to recharging. Add more time for severely dis-
charged batteries.
BATTERY SIZE/RATING
SMALL
Motorcycle, gar-
BATTERIES
den, tractor, etc.
CAR/
TRUCKS
550 - 1000 CCA
MARINE/DEEP CYCLE
200 - 315 CCA
315 - 550 CCA
ChARGE RATE/
ChARGING TIME - hOURS
4 AMP
6 - 12 AH
2 - 4
12 - 32 AH
4 - 10
40 - 60 RC
11 - 14
60 - 85 RC
14 - 18
85 - 190 RC
18 - 35
80 RC
18
140 RC
27
160 RC
30
180 RC
33
12
•
•
20 AMP
40 AMP 70 AMP
NR
NR
NR
NR
60 - 90
30 - 40
min.
min.
90 - 120
45 min -
min.
1 hr
2 - 3.5
1 - 2 hr
hrs.
105 min.
1 hr
2 hrs., 45
1 hr and
min.
15 min
3 hrs.
1.5 hrs
3.5 hrs.
2 hrs
NR
NR
20 - 30
min.
30 - 40
min.
45 - 60
min.
NR
NR
NR
NR
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